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COVER STORY:
The 2017 MDX Sport Hybrid
and the Transformation of Acura
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VOLUME 129 NO. 6
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Additive Manufacturing
AM can mean on-demand
part creation, which can
have a significant effect on
the supply chain.
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2018 Chevy
Equinox Crossover
The segment is hot around
the world. That's where this
new crossover will be sold.
Making it right is what matters.
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Let Sedric Do the Driving
VW is advancing what could become
the vehicle that comes to you at the
push of a button.
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Advancing Safety Through
Advanced Sensing
Sensors are moving forward
in sophistication, packaging
and watching what needs
protecting.
SKETCHING
SONATA
CONTENTS
JUNE 2017
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On the Cover
When you've got a hybrid
architecture in the house from
a supercar, doesn't it make
sense to deploy it elsewhere?
Acura has the NSX. And now a
variant of its hybrid setup is in
the MDX.
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8 On Mobility
48 Stop
TALK
GEAR
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46 On Manufacturing
47 Ad Index
Hyundai did something
significantly different for
the intro of the 2018 Sonata
at this year's NYIAS.
"We are Honda's performance brand. That is something
we take very seriously." Yes, even when developing a hybrid.
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